Federal judge considers dispute between Landfield and Alaska governor over news conference access
Print article Alaska District Court Judge Joshua Kindred will decide by next Friday whether or not Gov. Mike Dunleavy illegally excluded writer and website owner Jeff Landfield from news conferences. Landfield, who runs the Alaska Landmine site, sued the governor in December, claiming that he was excluded because of the content of articles he had written. Landfield wants an injunction requiring the governor to admit him to news conferences. “The list of reporters who may RSVP is limited to those associated with a traditional media outlet: broadcast radio stations, broadcast television stations, or subscription-based newspapers or other periodicals. No bloggers are approved to RSVP,” the state wrote in opposition to Landfield’s request for an injunction.